Antique Dissecting Kit in Felt-Lined Case with Arthur H. Thomas Co. Philadelphia Ruler, Early 1900s

A student's dissecting kit in felt-lined folding case: chain hooks, scalpels, wood-handled needles, forceps, and a celluloid ruler from the Arthur H. Thomas Company, the great Philadelphia laboratory supply house. Kits like this initiated generations of medical students into gross anatomy. An evocative set with excellent patina.